Word: slump
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...into bankruptcy that they will demonetize gold and leave us holding the world's supply of a practically valueless commodity. They will trade with each other and we will be barred out because we refuse to recognize their paper money. In that case there will be a big slump in manufacturing lines and men out of work will be forced back to the farms...
With this National Theatre now more than an ethereal scheme, St. John Irvine's plaintive suggestion that the only way out of the present dramatic slump is a Moratorium on the theatre for twenty years, appears to have found an answer...
...field the University has a slight advantage, having given at times some brilliant performances, but there has been an occasional slump. The total number of Crimson errors has been considerably under that of the Eli fielders. Out of 24 games played there have been only 42 misplays credited to the University, while there are 72 errors in the Yale fielding averages for 26 games. But the Elis are not expected to give any medicare performance in the field today. In the Princeton game the team functioned almost perfectly and under pressure it has stood up well...
...pitching slump on May 10 was responsible for the 13-2 defeat at the hands of Dean Academy, but this was more than made up for two days later when Brown pitched a no-hit game defeating Huntington 3-1. Only 30 batters faced him. By this time the team had thoroughly settled down and had established a reputation for good work at the plate...
...able to stage three-run rallies in the second and fourth and to hold Princeton to single runs in the second and third. After a 6-4 victory over the Lowell Textile Institute the team played a 13 inning game with Brockton High School but there was a decided slump in the fielding. This was more than made up for, however, in the frequent rallies. After five innings with the score tied a hitting test in the thirteenth brought in three winning runs. Easy victories over Middlesex and Westbrook by the respective scores of 7-1, and 11-4 paved...